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Are there things you do not fund? Yes.
Individuals
Grants may be made for school uniforms but undertaking budgeting advice with the Walcot Advice/Support Worker at Centre 70 advice centre in West Norwood is invariably a condition of any grant. A parent/carer contribution is always required as well.
In cases where household goods or furnishings are required to support a child’s education, it is very unlikely that we would make a grant. Instead, the Walcot Advice/Support Worker at Centre 70 advice centre in West Norwood is able to assist with Community Care Grant applications and budgeting for these items or we are able to refer you to a second hand furniture supplier so that you can obtain discounts.
Grants are not made for any of the following purposes
travel abroad, holidays, gifts or toys, funerals, court orders, fines (we do make awards for educational field trips).
Organisations - we do not fund
Schools - we do not fund
What do you fund? How do I apply?
Visit the Grants Programmes page and choose one of the options |
What do we need to show in our application?
Please see the relevant section of this website for further details. In all cases it must be demonstrated that the individual or groups of individuals that would benefit from a grant live in Lambeth and are in financial need. |
How quickly are applications dealt with?
Grants to individuals and small grants to schools/organisations: we aim to respond within six weeks and sooner whenever possible. Delays will be avoided by receiving applications that provide all the information we need. Large grants to organisations and schools (over £5,000) are considered by Governors who meet three times a year. We do not guarantee to take an application to any particular meeting and cannot present applications to the Committee or Board until all required information is received and verified. See also dates |
What happens after we have submitted our written application?
Your application will be assessed by a member of staff according to criteria and procedures agreed by the Governors. A site visit is almost always required for large organisation and school grant applications and sometimes for smaller ones. For individuals, we may follow up by letter, email or telephone. We may also request a home visit or an interview at our offices. |
What can I do if I am unhappy with the result?
In the first instance, please speak to the member of staff who dealt with your application. We will do our best to find an acceptable resolution. More |
Are you part of Lambeth Council?
No - but we know that our former name ('The Lambeth Endowed Charities') sometimes made people think we are. We are an entirely independent charitable foundation. |

Crisis funding
We don't provide 'crisis funding' - for example, when projects or organisations working with the individuals we exist to help suddenly run out of funding.
We like imaginative proposals!
We are always interested in fresh approaches towards the individuals we exist to help. Get in touch with a member of our Grants team for a preliminary discussion once you've done some serious, initial, thinking about your idea.
Outputs? Outcomes?
We expect applicants (especially for larger grants) to show what will result from their proposal. We are interested in outputs and outcomes. Find out more.
Need to check if an address falls within our area of benefit?
Grantees must live in our 'area of benefit'. This is exactly the same as the area covered by the borough of Lambeth. Use this external site to check.